10 surprising foods that pack on the pounds

June 10, 2013 |Alyssa Vingan, MarieClaire.com

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When you're trying to maintain your weight, it can be
difficult to decipher which foods should be on our daily menus, and
which we should ditch for good. With all of the trendy diets, health
"buzzwords," and deceptive packaging we deal with on a day-to-day basis,
the foods you once thought were figure friendly could actually be
causing you to slowly pack on pounds. We consulted Lisa Drayer,
a nutritionist, author, and spokesperson for Nectresse all-natural
sugar substitute, who gave us the rundown on what we should — and more
importantly, shouldn't — be snacking on this summer.

When you're trying to maintain your weight, it can be
difficult to decipher which foods should be on our daily menus, and
which we should ditch for good. With all of the trendy diets, health
"buzzwords," and deceptive packaging we deal with on a day-to-day basis,
the foods you once thought were figure friendly could actually be
causing you to slowly pack on pounds. We consulted Lisa Drayer,
a nutritionist, author, and spokesperson for Nectresse all-natural
sugar substitute, who gave us the rundown on what we should — and more
importantly, shouldn't — be snacking on this summer.